I received an interesting email from the Leica Store in Manchester – they have on display the original “Leica Family Tree” (Leica Stammbaum) from the old factory in Solms. The store acquired the “tree” last year when Leica were moving to Wetzlar and have recently replicated it to the way it was in Solms. Read the whole story here. […]
I regular posts updates on the latest Leica books. Check out the selection of new titles at the Leica Store Miami. The new 2015 Leica Hall of Fame Calendar is currently available at: Amazon US Amazon Germany Amazon UK Amazon France Amazon Italy Amazon Spain Amazon Japan More Leica related books after the break:
The Leica World in Wetzlar started out with a special cultural event in the New Year. Ralph Gibson, master of shadows and elegant nudes, talked about his life as photographer and about his experiences with the Leica M Monochrom during a lecture on January 16, 2015. After using analogue Leica cameras since 1961, Gibson explored […]
I already reported few days ago that Leica has canceled their price increase plans for the US. A proof for that is today’s news that the company has extended their current discounts ($750 off the M 240 and $250 off M lenses) till March 31, 2015. Leica also introduced a new $750 instant saving on the Leica Monochrom camera […]
I received some information that the Leica M 240 US price increase for February has been canceled. The whole thing did not make any sense anyway: first to introduce a $750 rebate and then to increase the price of the M 240 camera to $7,450. Leica inventory is currently moving very slow – this combined with the […]
CNN has a story on Douglas So and the F11 Photographic Museum in Hong Kong that has many Leica cameras on display (I reported about this museum on Facebook few weeks ago): Among F11 Photographic Museum’s collection is a display of 60 Leica cameras — each with their own story and history — including a 1954 […]
The Panasonic CM1 smartphone equipped with a Leica DC Elmarit f/2.8 lens is coming to the US this summer. The price for an unlock version will be around $1,000 (check availability on Amazon). More information on the CM1 can be found here. Here is a close-up of the lens unit:
Back in September I already reported that a Leica Monochrom replacement will be launched after Photokina. The latest rumors I received indicate that the new Monochrom will look similar to the M-P version but without any letters on the top plate. The camera will have a new 24 MP CMOS sensor. Shipment will start few months after […]
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